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268.— ORNAMENTED LORIKEET 7 ,>nmtHs. 

 .\l)road. isl Coniclx . fRuss. 



-<c- 



269.— SCALY-BREASTED LORIKEET. Psittcutclcs chloyolcpidotiis. 



W.T.P. 



" According to Xotcs on Cage-birds. (iSqg), p. 170. it was bred in the 

 winter 1883-84 in London.'" t.\.(i.il. ii. 136. 



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270.— STELLA'S LORY, i'lianiiosyii^i stclUic. W.T.P.. 



1st Broi k, 1910. V.W.C. Medal. See 11. X. 1910. ^b^. 



271. — FAIR LORIKEET. Clmrnitisyiiopsis piilchclhi. 



1st IJrook. 1914. See A.M. 1915. -'9. 



To be continued. 



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A Bird Collector's Wanderings. 



Bv (;Ki:r,oT?Y M. M.vtiikws. 



An inleresti}ig record of the ^^'anderings of Mr. .1 . I', k'uger.'i. wlio 

 for six vears has been collecting birds in the far north-west of Australia for 

 Mr. Crcgorv Mathezvs. the zvell-known ornithologist, and mammals for 

 the British Museum. 



Reprinted from Tlic Sydney MaiL with our thanks to the Editor and 

 Author.— Ed. " B.N." 



" One of tlie most interesting fields in Australia for the bird collector 

 " is the far nor'-west of tlie continent. It is for the most part \irt;in 

 " country that lias not so far been invaded by introduced birds, many of 

 " which, when they become established, drive out the native birds: and 

 " foxes have not made their appearance there yet, but unfortunately 

 " there are cats — the domestic species that have run wild — and they are 

 " playing havoc with the avifauna. I shall have more to say on this 

 " subject presently. In the nor'-west the forest primeval still stands. 

 " and it is one of the few ;irea^ where the fauna and flora condit'ons are, 

 " luit for the appearance of these detestable cat^, ;ilmost exactly the same 

 " as wlieii the adventurous Dutchman Dirk Hartog set foot on the shores 

 " of Western Australia nearly three hundred years ago." 



